Teen Angst

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited May 2008 in Other Music
Whats interesting, is how most of the bands or musicians who embody this idea, who speak about it, and sing about it, are themselves not teens but older people.

When 10 or Nevermind or Siamese Dream and mellon collie came out you had people saying Ed, Kurt and Billy were speaking about teen angst. yet all three were in their twenties. Same goes with the current crop of emo bands who get tagged with the labels, most are in their twenties and thirties.

Bright eyes certainly isnt a teen

Why do the people who speak to teens in this manner, people who teens can relate to, who provide solace and hope, why are these people not teens?

Pretty bizaare if you think about it.

Kurt was being called a spokesman for a generation, but that generation was younger than him in a way, age wise
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    probably just because a 15 year old is not going to become famous anywhere near as easy as a group of 25 yr olds.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    There are a lot of young rappers about. A lot of teenagers listen to them.
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    quarter life crisis angst
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  • HermanBloom
    HermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    Teens are too inexperienced to have angst; they don't deserve sympathy, sorry.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Well I'm 26 and I still feel like I'm in my teens........which probably isn't a good thing, but what ya gonna do?
  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    nathanastin wrote:
    Teens are too inexperienced to have angst; they don't deserve sympathy, sorry.

    Bullshit.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    nathanastin wrote:
    Teens are too inexperienced to have angst; they don't deserve sympathy, sorry.
    Every opinion you express on here is confounding and laughable.

    Don't take that as an insult, merely a statement.
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,174
    facepollution wrote:
    Well I'm 26 and I still feel like I'm in my teens........which probably isn't a good thing, but what ya gonna do?
    i'm turning 28 next month and i feel at times like a teenager...but also a loser who should grow the fuck up. many times recentley i've felt like i'm "catching up" to my coworkers who are in their 40s and 50s!
  • russmc
    russmc Posts: 91
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    probably just because a 15 year old is not going to become famous anywhere near as easy as a group of 25 yr olds.
    Didn't Ben Kweller do it?
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    radiohead33 wrote:
    Whats interesting, is how most of the bands or musicians who embody this idea, who speak about it, and sing about it, are themselves not teens but older people.

    When 10 or Nevermind or Siamese Dream and mellon collie came out you had people saying Ed, Kurt and Billy were speaking about teen angst. yet all three were in their twenties. Same goes with the current crop of emo bands who get tagged with the labels, most are in their twenties and thirties.

    Bright eyes certainly isnt a teen

    Why do the people who speak to teens in this manner, people who teens can relate to, who provide solace and hope, why are these people not teens?

    Pretty bizaare if you think about it.

    Kurt was being called a spokesman for a generation, but that generation was younger than him in a way, age wise

    I think the implication that the bands you mention are 'speaking to teens' is not necessarily true. While the things they speak of resonate with what many teens may be feeling, who is to say people of other ages do not relate as well? The bands are expressing things they feel. I don't think a single one is setting out to target teens to be their audience.
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